TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Electroconvulsive therapy related anxiety in patients with depression: the influence of cognitive coping styles
JO  - Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica
A1  - Verledens, Chelsea
A1  - Obbels, Jasmien
A1  - Van den Eynde, Liese
A1  - Pilato, Eva
A1  - Verspecht, Shauni
A1  - Hebbrecht, Kaat
A1  - De Schuyteneer, Emma
A1  - Vansteelandt, Kristof
A1  - Sienaert, Pascal
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - INTRODUCTION: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) related anxiety (ERA) is a common phenomenon with high individual variability. The way patients cognitively cope with the prospects of receiving ECT could be a mechanism explaining individual differences in ERA. Cognitive coping like monitoring (information seeking, paying attention to consequences) and blunting (seeking distraction and reassurance) has been linked to anxiety in various medical settings, with monitoring leading to more and blunting to less anxiety. How cognitive coping is related to ERA, is unknown. <br><br>METHODS: The sample consisted of 71 patients with unipolar or bipolar depression referred for ECT. Cognitive coping was assessed at baseline, while ERA was measured each morning before the ECT session. Using a Linear Mixed Model, the influence of cognitive coping styles on ERA was investigated. <br><br>RESULTS: Blunting was associated with lower levels of ERA (p = 0.037) and monitoring tended to be associated with higher levels of ERA (p = 0.057) throughout the ECT course. Patients with a depression with psychotic features scored significantly higher on monitoring, but even after controlling for monitoring they showed a stronger decline in ERA during treatment compared to patients without psychotic features. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Cognitive coping style contributes to individual differences in ERA. Blunting is a protective factor, leading to lower levels of ERA throughout the ECT course. On the contrary, patients with a higher monitoring style tend to experience higher levels of ERA. Further insights in these coping mechanisms may help to tailor future treatment to individual patients and reduce ERA before and during ECT treatment.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0001-690X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/acps.13637
ID  - ref1
ER  -